TCDD Bill of the Week: HB 4543
HB 4543 would delay the transition of certain Medicaid participants into managed care. The bill was authored by Rep. Stephanie Klick.
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Medicaid Matches Medicare Rate for Dual Eligible Providers
The Health and Human Services Commission resumed paying 100% of the Medicare rate for health care for dual eligible individuals until they reach the Medicare deductible limit, as of Jan. 1, 2013.
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State Ends 1 Medicaid Dental Care Contract; Investigates Dental Fraud
As part of its ongoing work to oversee the Medicaid dental program for children in Texas, the State is ending its contract with one of its three Medicaid managed care plans effective Dec. 1, 2012.
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CMS Awards California First Medicaid Community First Choice Option
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services gave its first approval for a Community First Choice Option under Medicaid to California. The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services’ Legislative Appropriations Request includes the CFC Option as an exceptional item.
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Community Partners Help Texans Obtain, Navigate Services
Do you need help applying for or managing public benefits such as the Children’s Health Insurance Program, Medicaid, SNAP and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families? Some faith and community-based organizations are now working with the Health and Human Services Commission to assist individuals with this process.
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Regional Partners Develop Plans to Transform Healthcare Across Texas
Under a five-year Medicaid transformation waiver, 20 regional healthcare partnerships (RHPs) in Texas are developing local, innovative plans to help reduce costs for uncompensated care while improving health care.
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Fewer Doctors Accepting Medicaid, CHIP or Medicare Patients
The number of Texas doctors willing to accept new Medicaid patients is dropping dramatically, according to a survey by the Texas Medical Association.
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Non-SSI Rural Kids Can Now Choose STAR or Traditional Medicaid
More children and youth who are 20 or younger and live in a Medicaid Rural Service Area can now choose if they want to participate in the STAR managed care program or traditional Medicaid.
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Deadline Nears to Choose Child’s Medicaid/CHIP Dentist
Starting on Sept. 1, 2012, individuals under age 21 in Texas who are on the state’s dental managed care program for Medicaid and CHIP must go through their “main dentist” to arrange all dental care.
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Annual State Ranking of Disability Services Puts Texas Near Bottom
According to the report, The Case for Inclusion, only one state — Mississippi — ranks lower than Texas in providing Medicaid services and quality of life for individuals with disabilities, according to an annual report by United Cerebral Palsy/U.S.